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Saturday, April 30, 2016

Notre Dame Players Drafted by Position Rank

Here are the SEVEN NOTRE DAME PLAYERS DRAFTED into the NFL this week -- and their draft rank by position:

Ronnie Stanley -- 1st offensive lineman drafted
Will Fuller -- 2nd wide receiver drafted
Jaylon Smith -- 3rd linebacker drafted
Nick Martin -- 2nd center drafted
KeiVarae Russell -- 12th cornerback drafted
C.J. Prosise -- 4th running back drafted
Sheldon Day -- 28th defensive lineman drafted

ND's Undrafted Free Agents Sign NFL Deals

To date -- here are the NFL free agent signings of a number of former Notre Dame players...

Romeo Okwara -- New York Giants
Mathias Farley -- Arizona Cardinals
Chris Brown -- Dallas Cowboys
Elijah Shumate -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Amir Carlisle -- Arizona Cardinals
Ishaq Williams -- New York Giants
Jarrett Grace -- Chicago Bears

First: The Phone Call --- Last: The Hall of Fame

What does it sound like when Jerry Jones asks you to come play for his team?

Listen in.#NDinTheNFL
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— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 30, 2016

Going to be fun watching the "in-between" -- congratulations Jaylon Smith!

Sheldon Day Selected #103 Overall to Jaguars

🎥 The moment when Sheldon Day became a Jaguar.

7 players from ND were drafted in the first 4 rounds.#NDinTheNFL
https://t.co/K7h4Ac7t4x
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) April 30, 2016

Former Notre Dame defensive lineman Sheldon Day was just selected #103 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2016 NFL Draft.

With this selection -- Notre Dame is now tied with USC for the all-time lead in total players drafted into the NFL with 492.

Congrats Sheldon!

Cowboys' Team Doc Operated on Jaylon's Knee

You just have to wonder -- what did Dallas know about Jaylon's knee that the other 31 NFL teams did not...

LINK: JAYLON AND THE COWBOYS

LINK: ESPN STORY

Ronnie Stanley's Ravens' Press Conference

The now "former" Fighting Irish star was in Baltimore yesterday to meet his new team and town...

LINK: RONNIE STANLEY PRESSER

Will Fuller's Houston Texans' Press Conference

The former Fighting Irish star was in Houston yesterday -- meeting his new team and town...

LINK: WILL FULLER PRESSER

Six Notre Dame Players Taken in First 90 Picks

It's been a great first two nights of the 2016 NFL Draft for a number of Notre Dame Football stars -- with six being drafted in the first 3 rounds:

#6: Ronnie Stanley -- Baltimore Ravens
#21: Will Fuller -- Houston Texans
#34: Jaylon Smith -- Dallas Cowboys
#50: Nick Martin -- Houston Texans
#74: KeiVarae Russell -- Kansas City Chiefs
#90: C.J. Prosise -- Seattle Seahawks

Here's a look at the colleges with the most players taken in the first 3 rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft:

Ohio State: 10 players drafted
Alabama: 7 players drafted
NOTRE DAME: 6 players drafted
Clemson: 4 players drafted
USC / Penn State / Florida / Ole Miss: 3 players drafted

Here's a look at some schools that haven't fared so well with NFL Draft picks -- in the first 3 rounds. Many of these schools routinely have top rated recruiting classes: